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Choose a 3-, 5- or 9-day itinerary

Choose one major museum per half-day. Check rail works and last connections before Hampton Court or Greenwich, especially on weekends.

3 days Download PDF · 3 days

Day 1

Morning
Westminster and St James’s Park
Afternoon
National Gallery and Trafalgar Square
Evening
Covent Garden dinner

Day 2

Morning
Tower of London
Afternoon
Tower Bridge and Borough Market
Evening
South Bank river walk

Day 3

Morning
British Museum
Afternoon
Bloomsbury streets and Russell Square
Evening
Soho dinner or a West End show
5 days Download PDF · 5 days

Day 1

Morning
Westminster and St James’s Park
Afternoon
National Gallery and Trafalgar Square
Evening
Covent Garden dinner

Day 2

Morning
Tower of London
Afternoon
Tower Bridge and Borough Market
Evening
South Bank river walk

Day 3

Morning
British Museum
Afternoon
Bloomsbury streets and Russell Square
Evening
Soho dinner or a West End show

Day 4

Morning
Victoria and Albert Museum
Afternoon
Kensington Gardens
Evening
South Kensington dinner

Day 5

Morning
Greenwich Market and Cutty Sark area
Afternoon
Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park
Evening
Thames boat back if running
9 days Download PDF · 9 days

Day 1

Morning
Westminster and St James’s Park
Afternoon
National Gallery and Trafalgar Square
Evening
Covent Garden dinner

Day 2

Morning
Tower of London
Afternoon
Tower Bridge and Borough Market
Evening
South Bank river walk

Day 3

Morning
British Museum
Afternoon
Bloomsbury streets and Russell Square
Evening
Soho dinner or a West End show

Day 4

Morning
Victoria and Albert Museum
Afternoon
Kensington Gardens
Evening
South Kensington dinner

Day 5

Morning
Greenwich Market and Cutty Sark area
Afternoon
Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park
Evening
Thames boat back if running

Day 6

Morning
St Paul’s Cathedral area
Afternoon
Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern
Evening
Bankside dinner

Day 7

Morning
Camden Market
Afternoon
Regent’s Canal towards King’s Cross
Evening
Coal Drops Yard dinner

Day 8

Morning
Hampton Court Palace
Afternoon
Palace gardens and a Thames-side walk
Evening
Return to Waterloo

Day 9

Morning
Spitalfields Market
Afternoon
Brick Lane and Shoreditch galleries
Evening
Dinner near Liverpool Street

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